284. “Almost completely in the dark”: apartment purchasers

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Dr Laura Crommelin of The City Futures Research Centre shares the essential findings from the “Cracks in the Compact City” report, released last week, including:

• why it’s not just off-the-plan apartment purchasers who have no idea what they’re getting in to when they buy into strata
• the heavy responsibility of strata records inspectors and strata managers
• why quality apartments are a matter of housing equity, to which our government must respond

 

and more.

Links mentioned:

• Get the transcript here!
• Episode 172. Exposing Australia’s Building Defects Crisis, with Dr Nicole Johnston
• Cracks in the Compact City: tackling defects in multi unit strata housing
• Guide for purchasers and owners on how to tackle defects in strata schemes (Note: Scroll down and look for “Defects how-to guide for owners and buyers”)
• UNSW City Futures Research Centre Website
• UNSW City Futures Research Centre Twitter 
• UNSW City Futures Research Centre LinkedIn